Confection mold



July 3, 1956 c. R. NlKLASON CONFECTION MOLD Original Filed July 31, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VE N TOR fly/411001? fihmm ATTORN E Y5 y 3, 1956 c. R. NIKLASON 2,752,867

CONFECT'ION MOLD Original Filed July 31, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR l'lmlfliflilwvm ATTORNEYS CUNFECTION MOLD Clarence R. Niklason, Arlington, Va.

Original application July 31, 1947, Serial No. 765,015, new Patent No. 2,649,057, dated August 18, 1953. Divided and this application April 29, 1953, Serial No. 351,810

1 Claim. (Cl. 107-19) This application is a division of my co-pending application S. N. 765,015, filed July 31, 1947, now U. S. Patent No. 2,649,057, issued August 18, 1953.

In the retail dispensing of frozen confections, such as ice cream and the like, it has been found advantageous to dispense individual portions of the confection in individual containers, removing the container at the, time the confection is served to the purchaser. Such a method results in a saving of confection to the retail dealer over the long established dispensing by the scoopful from a bulk container, while permitting more sanitary handling of the confection and more accurate delivery of portions of correct size. It is further desirable in the dispensing of many types of confections to provide the individual portions of confection with a recess or cavity therein for the purpose of adding an edible substance such as a syrup, crushed fruits, jam jelly, or the like, of different flavors, to permit the ready production of sundae type confection from the portion provided.

In the apparatus heretofore provided for the production of such portions of confection in large quantities, considerable difficulty has been experienced in effecting ready re moval of the confection from the mold, due to the frost bond formed between the outer surface of the confection portion and the wall of the mold, and particularly that formed with portions of the molds adapted to form the recess or cavity in the portion of confection.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is the provision of a device for molding in a single operation a large quantity of confection, such as ice cream, into a plurality of conically shaped portions of appropriate size and shape to fit the edible hollow cones in common use.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a novel device for molding a large quantity of frozen confection into a plurality of conically shaped portions with a conical core provided therein that can subsequently be filled with flavoring syrup and the like to form a sundae type of confection.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a novel device for molding a largequantity of frozen confection into a plurality of sonically shaped portions with a conical core provided therein, the device having means for effecting the ready destruction of any. frost bond occurring between the mold and the confection to effect removal of the portions from the mold.

Other objects, advantages and capabilities of the invention will become apparent from the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings showing only a preferred embodiment of the invention, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a confection, mold embodying the present invention with a portionof the upper surnited States Patent iii face thereof broken away to reveal the inner structure of the mold;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the confection mold with the mold parts arranged for the freezing operation;

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the confection mold, taken along the lines 3-3 of Figure 1, showing the molded confection. in place in the mold, and the upper section of the mold raised to separate the confection from the core;

Figure 4- is a partial end elevation of the removable upper portion of the mold, showing the hinged spacing members for effecting removal of the confection from the mold and spacing knees for adjusting the normal spacing of the portions of the mold in accordance with the size of confection portions desired to be molded;

Figure 5 is a view partially insection and partially in elevation of the confection portion as commercially dispensed in edible cone shaped receptacles; and

Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view of the spacer knee members taken along the lines 66 of Figure 4.

Referring to the drawings, in which like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures, in the illustrated embodiment of the invention, and particularly to Figures 1, 2 and 3, there is shown a tray or rack, generally designated at 10, forming a base frame for the mold and designated to hold a plurality of confection containers. The rack may be made of any desirable material and in a substantial variety of desirable shapes adaptable for use with air blast freezing equipment or other freezing means with which the mold is to be employed. The rack is shown as constructed of wire, for convenience, simplicity and economy of construction, handling, and for immersing the articles supported therein in fluids, each of the wire members forming the rack 10 being preferably soldered, brazed, welded or secured in any other desirable manner to the other wire members at every point of contact between wire members in the rack 10.

The rack 10 comprises a base frame 11 shaped in sub stantially rectangular form and horizontally disposed, an

intermediate frame 12, and an upper frame13, both likewise horizontally disposed and of the same size and shape as the base frame 11. The frames 11, 12 and 13 are disposed in horizontally spaced relationship to each other and held fixedly in their respective positions by vertically disposed side posts or rods 14, secured at each point of contact with the frames 11, 12 and 13 to the frames.

The upper and intermediate frames 13 and 12 are provided with supporting rods 15, 15 disposed axially longitudinally of the frames 13 and 12 and spaced transversely between the sides thereof, the supporting rods 15, 15 having their ends, as indicated at 16, deflected upwardly to overlie and rest upon the frames 13 and 12.. Disposed transversely across the supporting rods 15', 15 are a plurality of pairs of wires 17, 18 with their ends also overlying and resting upon the frames 13 and 12 and frame 12 are made of smaller diameter than the corresponding loops 19 formed in the wires 17 and 18 secured.

to the upper frame 13, such that the corresponding loops are adapted to receive and support on a selected horizontal level containers or cups 20, formed in substantially conical shape and of a liquid impervious material,

such as paraffin paper. The rack 10 then in elfect forms, a mold rack with the containers 20 forming the molds Patented July 3, 1956 l 3 adapted to receive the confection in liquid state and shape the same in substantially conical form.

A means is provided for forming conical cores within the contentions, contained inthe. conical container molds, 20. A tray member 21, formed preferably of sheet metali, h-a l gtqdvtooverlietherack member 10- and rest thereon. The side'silofi the: traymemben 21 are provided with veriQ l-.,Qrnen posts 23 extending; downwardly therefrom withhorizontally disposed. bars 24' of sheet metal secured, be Ieen the lower ends of the, corner posts, 23 to. add strength. and rigidity tothe, structure, these corner posts 23 and bars 24 being adapted toiextend around. the sides Oil/[11123; rack member L; and; engage the, sides. of; the upper and. intermediate frames. 13- and' 1-2 tol position. the tray member. 21.- la er lln r l iv o he ra k m m r manger, edge: of theatray member 21 is likewise. provided vvjithz, a, wire frame; 25; Similar tothe wire frames 11, 12 and. 15, of, the. rack, member 10,; secured to the upper: edges of, the; side; members 22 of the tray member 2 1;to addsstrengthtqthe, structure In the emb diment shown, spacer blocks or knees 26, shown; particularly in Figures, 4. and. 6,, are mounted in theeorners of the tray member 21 against the, under sideof the; bottom; 27," ofthe; tray, member 21 adapted to rest, uponthe corners. of the upper wire frame 13 fithmraek member--10; and aredesigned of a size vertically to maintain the bottom 27- of the tray member 2.,1 flush; and in engagementwith the top or lip of each. of, thecontainer; molds 20 positioned in the supporting loops 19. formed: in; the rack member; 10. Obviously, the size of, spacer blocks26 is varied as a function of thesize ofconical container molds 20;,to, maintain the top, of the containers 20 substantially, in contact with theibottom 2 7 of thetray member 21.

Extendingdownwardly from the bottoml27 ofjthetray memberfi lt are a plurality of hollow conicalprojections 2 8,p osition edto enter the conical moldsiformed by-the containers. 20 when the; tray. member 21 is seated on therrackmember The-crosesectional area. of each; of the conical-projectionsZS.is-considerablysmaller than, the cross-sectional area of the associated, conical mold formed: by. the containers 20, to; provide, an annular conical .spacebetweenthe ,two mold members.

Pivoted spacer,- bloeks 29, 29'- of." greater height than the, spacer blocks 26, are;pivoted to,the ends 30 0f the, tray;- member- 21, on substantially the transverse center, thereof by hingemembers-31, the hinged spacer blocks 29, 2?! being operativeto; be pivoted; downwardly into avertical position wheretheupper, shoulder. of the block; 29, bears uponthe underside of the bottom 27.: of the; tray, member 21 and thelower surface of the block 29 is, inposition torestupon the upper Wire frame 13 of the rack member 10, this being operative to-support the tray member 21 on therack'member 10 with the bottom 27 thereof and the conical-projections 281 disposed at a; greater spacing from the rack member 10. To facilitate the lifting ofthe-tray member 21 necessary to effecting swinging down ofjthe hinged spacer blocks 29. intovertical position, openings 32 of a size to; permit entryofthe hand therethrough are provided .in they ends 30 of thetray member -21.

Operation of thQdBVlCG'lS as follows, Thetray mem-. ber 21is removed from the-rack member 10, and'the. containers 20 forming-the moldsifor the confection are placed; in the-supportingloops 19, formed in the; rack memberfljl; A predeterminedquantity of theconfection, for-pxarnple ice; cream mix, usually in a partially frozen fluid:;state is-placed-in the containers 2.0, the quantity of; confection; placed, therein being. just sufficient to .fill. the containers :20- when the .conical projections 28 on: the traymember :21 are-loweredinto-thecontainers 20. The tray-;rnember 2'1;is then placed on the rackmember 10 with-the spacer 'blocks t26 restingon the corners of the. upp nrwireafrarneelfi of thezrack member-10; and-:the- IEDQK?!)oatsfifiiandtbars z'2l4;"S -1IIOHndi.ng1 therack mem- 4. her 10, the. bottom 27 of. the member 21. being. disposed flush with the tops of the containers 20. During this operation, the conical projections 28 are brought into their inwardly disposed position within the containers 20 forcing the confection therein aside, the displaced con fection being distributedithereby through the containers 20 to substantially fill thev same. The device with the liquid confection in the containers 20 is then placed in a suitable air blast. or. otherfreezing means to harden the confection. The open. sides and bottom of the tray member 21' and the lattice. structure or the rack member 10' permit free cinculat'ion. of the chilling fluid solution around" the mold forming containers 20 when the device is immersed therein.

After the confection iirtheconta-iners 20 becomes hardened, the device is removed from the freezing means, and the tray member 21 lifted slightly by the openings 32 in thezendszthereof rendering the tray: member 21 no'longer spaced. from the 'rack: member 1'0 by a distance defin'ed" by the; thickness of the-spacer blocks 26'. The hinged spacer blocks 29, 29" are then: pivoted into vertical positionon the: hinges; 31 and the tray member 2-1' lowered until the hinged spacer blocks 29, 29' rest on the upper wirefi'ame' 13; of the: rack? member 1 0. The frost bond formed between the confection: in the containers-20 and the walls of the hollow: conical projections- 28 depending from the bottom: 27/ of: the tray member 21 will carry the containers.20tupwardtwithi the-tray'member 21 and dispose the. containersaZflrabovethe seats therefor formed by the supportingdoops.19 and out of engagement with the wires 117; and: 18 formingthe loops Warm Water may thenbe) circulated throughzthe tray 21- and the hollow portions of the; conical; projections; 28 depending therefrom to breaks the fros'tr'bon'df by thawing'slightl y the confectioncontacting, the. walls of the tray and projections 28',- the containers 20= and: the confection therein droppingback into seatedzrelation in' thesupportingi loops 19in the rack member'101when thezconfeotion is 'thawed sufiiciently to" brealutliez-fru'st bond; This" arrangement prevents undue thawing; ofth'e'..confections, ass -immediately the-: frost bond is .brohemuth'en containers drop into=the rack; removingthe confectionfrom=the warmed trayand conical projections- The: containersa Withsthe frozen confection therein may I then lie-packed. for: convenient storage or shipment to points for commercialfdispensing of the confection,- the confectionxbeing leftrin' the containers 2'0 for convenience andsanitationzin:handling; If; for-example, it is desire'd to;dis'penserthetconfection' in the form,of an -ice cream cone, the icewream shaped in the" truncated conical' form, asashownzin'zsectionzin'Figure' 5, and indicateda-t" 33; is

separatedi-fromaits container 20 by stripping the container therefrom;. the conical ice: cream portion placed in an ediblewone-ishapedicontainer 34 and theinner conical recess .35'1-filledtwith: any desired syrup; fruits; or other confection.

From thewforegoingrdescription; it will be'appare'nt that novelapparatus :forv pack-agingmnd dispensing frozen confectionsmhastbeen provided which isextremely simple in construction, .easv to manipulate, .durable, andeconom-icali to manufacture and use.

Iti willtbe: also apparent that: the invention lends itself to: =thenformations and dispensing of completely packaged sundaes, this being; effected by'filling th'e inner conical recessesr formed in the confection, after tlte conical F prm jectionsx28 arezremovedf therefrom, with the flavoring medium desircd to' beused" therewith; and subjecting the confection and flavoring mediumto'aisubsequentfreezing operationto rcongeal the flavoring medium.

Wh iIe I have particularly-shownand vdescrib'ed one'particu-lar embodiment 0f tl'ie invention; it isvdis'tinctly understoodfihat-rthe inventiorr is not limited thereto but that" various modifications may be made in the invention withoutidepartingyfrom the spirit andsc'ope thcreof, audit is desired}. therefore; thationly 'sucli' lirnitations shall be placed thereon as are imposed by the prior art and are set forth in the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

Apparatus for packaging and dispensing a frozen confection, comprising a rectangular open wire rackmember having a plurality of laterally spaced sockets formed therein, a plurality of removable conical containers positioned in said sockets forming molds to receive confectionery material and be removed therewith, an upper rectangular mold tray removably supported on said rack member, fixed spacer blocks of a size proportional to the size of the containers employed positioned at each of the corners of said mold tray and extending inwardly of the periphery thereof to bear on said rack member and space the upper mold tray above said rack member, a plurality of downwardly extending conical project-ions depending from said upper mold tray to extend into said containers and mold axially disposed recesses in the upper end of the material disposed therein, said upper mold tray and said projections having communicating receptacle means formed therein for circulating thawing fluids therethrough said containers, and a rectangular spacing block hingedly mounted at an intermediate position on opposite ends of said mold tray for pivotal movement about horizontal axes from a position projecting outwardly of the ends of the tray out of intercepting relation with said rack member to a position extending downwardly from said tray wherein an upper edge of each of said blocks bears upon said tray and the downwardly facing surface of each of said blocks bears upon said rack member for spacing said upper mold tray and the depending projections thereof a relatively greater distance above said rack member wherein frozen confections frost-bonded to said depending projections are elevated free of supported relation with said sockets of said rack member.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 491,865 Wynn Feb. 14, 1893 2,019,877 Thomas Nov. 5, 1935 2,106,893 Krein Feb. 1, 1938 2,145,696 Overland Jan. 31, 1939 2,167,038 Damon July 25, 1939 

